Cabinet.



J. J. DUPREE.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1912.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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J/jQu/oree J. J. DUPREE.

, CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1912.

' Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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wi/hwooeo UNITED s ArEs PATENT oF IoE.

JAMES J. DUPREE, OF HOXI'E, ARKANSAS.

CABINET.

To all whom it may ooncem:

Be it known that I, James J. Dilemma, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoxie, in the county of Lawrence and State of Arkansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a cabinet, particularly adaptable for as a :kitchen cabinet to provide containers, table tops, ironing boards and clothes supporting members.

The invention embodies aiming other features a cabinet having various foldable members which when in folded position will present a neat and efi'ective appearance and form sides and portions of the cabinet and 5 which when in open position will present; useful household members.

In the further disclosure of theinvention, reierenceis to be had to the accompanying. drawings, constituting a part of this speci-q ficatimi, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding par-ts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet showing the various parts in closed and compact position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing various parts in open position. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an end view, showing the auxiliary table top in horizontal and supporting posltion, with one of the closures between the body and the main table top removed to disclose the interior arrangement. Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional View, showing the catch for locking one of the uprights of the auxiliary table top to the main upright thereof.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a body 10, mounted on suitable casters 1 1 and having the interior thereof arranged to form compartments 12, suitable doc-rs 13 being mounted to swing uponthe body 10 and provided as closures for the compartments 12, the said doors being preferably held in closed position by vsuitable locking members 14. Drawers 15 are mounted in the upper part of the body 10 and the upper surface of the body 10 forms a table top 16, a compartment being provided beneath the table top 16 to receive clothes racks 17 access to the compartment beneath the table top being provided by removable Specification of Letters .Patent. Application flied m 18, 1912. Serial no. seam.

Patented J an. 20, 1 914.

' closures, 18 slidmble horimntally on the body 10 and normally inter xused between the body and the table top 1-6, the sides of the said closures being of a triangular construction as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. Mounted to swing at one end of the table top 1 8 is .a board body 19 shaped and adapted 501' use as a sleeve or ironing board and mounted to swing on the other end of the table top 16 is a second board 20, the said board bodies 19 and 20 being movable downwardly and adapted to fit into cut away portions 21 formed in the ends of the body 10 so that the mentioned board bodies 19 and 20, when in lowered position will complete the end walls of the body 10, the mentioned board bodies when in closed position being also adapted to retain the closures 18in position i as shown in Fig. 1, it being readily apparent that when the board bodies 19 and 20 are lowered they will lie against the ends of the closures 1-8 and prevent the removal of the same from between the body 10 and table top 16.

When it is desired to use the board bodies 19 and 20 the same are swung upwardly, thus permitting the removal of the closures 18 and supporting members 22, 23 slidabl y mounted within the compartment beneath the table top 16, are partially withdrawn to engage the under sides of the board bodies 19 and 20, thus retaining the board bodies in horizontal position and in the horizontal plane of the table top 16. The closures 18 are provided with suitable handles 24 for removing the closures from between the body 10 and table top 16 and when the supporting members 22 and 23 have been partially withdrawn to support the board bodies 19 and 20, the closures 18 can be replaced upon the body, 10 so that the entire device will present a neat and efiective appearance.

Mounted to swing on one of the end walls of the body 10 is a supporting rack 25 movable into an opening 26 formed in the mentioned end wall so that when the supporting rack is moved into closed position the same will form a part of the end wall, the supporting rack when in open position being arranged to extend horizontally and having mounted to swing thereon a wire guard or protector 27, the mentioned guard being movable with the supporting rack, which is adapted to receive clothes or the like thereon, the said guard being provided to retain the clothes in position upon the supporting rack and also act as an auxiliary rack for hanging clothes thereon as will be readily understood by referring to the views, it being also seen that when the board body 20 is lowered, the same will cover the supporting rack 25 when the supporting rack is in closed position.

An upright 28 is supported on the rear wall of the body 10, the said upright consisting simply of a piece of lumber of the standard 2 by 4 type and rectangular in cross section, and mounted to swing on the said upright is an auxiliary table top 29, a second upright 30 being arranged to swing on the free end of the auxiliary table top 29 'so that when the table top is moved into horizontal position the mentioned uprights 28 and 30 will constitute supports for the auxiliary table top and retain the same in a horizontal position. The said auxiliary table top, however, is movable into the position shown in Fig. 1, and is preferably retained in this position by securing the upright 30 with a catch 31 mounted to turn and to slide on the rear wall of the body 10, it being readily understood that the upright 30, when the table top is in the vertical position shown in Fig. 1, will abut and lie against the upright 28, as shown. The auxiliary table top is provided with a projection 32 adapted to support one of the clothes racks l7 normally mounted within the compartment beneath the main-table top 16, as will be apparent from the views.

As mentioned heretofore the board bodies 1.9 and 20 when swung into horizontal position and supported by the supporting members 22 and 23 respectively, will lie in the horizontal plane of the table top 16 and the auxiliary table top when swung into horizontal position will also lie in the horizontal plane of the table top 16, thus providing an enlarged or folding table while at the same time the board bodies 19 and 20 and the table top 16 can be conveniently used as ironing boards, the board body 20 being made smaller than the board body 19 and adapted for ironing the sleeves of clothes, whereas the board body 19 is made sullieiently large to permit of ironing large pieces of clothes thereon, it being understood that the board bodies when folded will form parts of the end walls of the body 1.0 so that the entire device when in folded osition will present a neat and effective appraranee, the closures 18 being also arrange so that when they are mounted in the positions mentioned, to close the compartment beneath the table top they will aid in retaining the supporting members 22, 23 in horizontal position when the mentioned members are partially withdrawn from the compartment beneath the table top 16.

Although I have described my device as particularly adaptable for use in the kitehen, it will be understood that the cabinet can be employed for various purposes and that I do not limit myself to the use of the cabinet as mentioned herein, the scope of the invention being defined in the appended claim.

I claim In a cabinet, the combination with a body including a series of compartments, of a table top supported on the body, an upright secured to the rear wall of the body, an auxiliary table top mounted to swing on the upright and normally lying in the vertical plane of the upright to form a back board for the body and extending upwardly beyond the table top thereof, a second up right mounted to swing on the auxiliary table top for supporting the same in the horizontal plane of the table top, and means carried by the rear wall of the body and adapted to engage the second to lock the said auxiliary table top in the vertical plane of the first upright.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES J. DUPREIG.

/Vitnesses:

O. C. BLAoKroRD, W. A. Soorr. 

